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Federal allocations to each of the 36 states have increased by more than 62 percent in the last two years, the Presidency has said. A document made available to the Nigerian Tribune at the weekend by the…

Barely four days to the Eid el-Kabir celebration, the price of rams has risen by over 85 per cent in the area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is even as ram sellers are complaining of low…

The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) says it is commencing a sensitisation of civil servants in furtherance of the implementation of the Employees’ Compensation Scheme in the Federal civil service.The…

House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education Examination Bodies has requested for the guidelines and detailed report on the conduct of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) The…

No fewer than 58 people have been killed in a bloody weekend marked by fresh armed attacks and a communal clash across three local government areas of Benue State. At least 43 of the victims were said to…

…As Lagos, GreenPlinth Sign MoU on 80M Clean Cookstoves Initiative …National Distribution to Begin June 25 The Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, has signed a landmark…

The former Governor of Anambra, and the 2023 Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has donated twenty million naira to the victims of flooding in Mokwa, Niger on Monday. Obi, who was received by the…

A Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Evans Ufeli, has dragged the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, and the Minister of Education before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, seeking redress for…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that the 2027 general elections will serve as a referendum on President Bola Tinubu’s administration. His media adviser, Mazi Paul Ibe, made this assertion in a chat…

A suspected employment fraudster, Idris Adamu, on Monday handed himself over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Gombe State over alleged impersonation and obtaining by false pretence. EFCC…

Tope Fasua, an economist and special adviser to the president on economic affairs, has accused Nigerians of hiking prices of goods and services and causing inflation to make President Bola Tinubu’s government look bad. In a…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that no individual within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can expel him from…

The proposed opposition coalition is considering former Transportation Minister Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi as its likely presidential candidate for the 2027…

At least seven villages near Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, have been invaded and set ablaze by armed bandits since Saturday. The attacks were revealed in a post on Sunday by security analyst Bakatsine via X…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has slammed a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George over his comment that he achieved a great height in his political career due to the party’s…

The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, 2025, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebrations.…

The Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have intensified pressure on governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to defect. Multiple sources informed Daily Sun that some of the opposition…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have busted a syndicate that sponsors hajj pilgrims who also serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage. This followed the…

The Young Progressives Party, YPP, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Malik Ado-Ibrahim, has faulted the composition of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet, asking the Nigerian leader to reshuffle his team.…

In a sweeping policy shift geared towards managing inbound labour during peak pilgrimage periods, Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended issuance of the blockwork visa quota to Nigerians and nationals from six other…

…Says Tinubu laying foundation for Nigeria’s industrial base THE Presidency has defended its borrowing strategy as a necessary tool for…

… N785.6bn investment threatened •Refill stations, conversion centers, other facilities grossly inadequate•CNG buses, other equipments rot in parking lots•Some private users reverting to petrol•State-by-State account…

The Federal Government is reportedly under pressure to halt statutory allocations to Zamfara and Benue States until their Houses of Assembly are fully functional and constitutionally constituted. The pressure is said…

The Coalition for Public Accountability (COPA) has accused Farouk Ahmed, chief executive officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), of fleeing Nigeria to evade arrest. In…